About CHS

CHS is a global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, we’re committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping our owners and customers grow their businesses.

Our businesses

CHS offers a breadth of products and services to support our owners and customers every step of the way. Our practical solutions, local expertise and global connections give our farmer-owners and local cooperatives competitive advantages to reach their goals.

AGRONOMY

ENERGY

GRAIN

Stewardship

CHS is committed to making a meaningful impact in agriculture and rural America. Through our stewardship initiatives, we invest in programs that develop new generations of ag leaders, promote ag safety and strengthen hometown communities.

Cooperative value

Cooperatives are owned and governed by members who use its products, supplies, or services and operate in many sectors of the economy. In a cooperative system, people come together to scale buying power, gain access to goods and services and create economic opportunity.

Careers

At CHS, our teams work together to provide the products, services and expertise farmers and cooperatives need to feed a growing population. As a CHS employee, you help empower agriculture by creating connections that bring shared success.

Data is power: Building a digital supply chain

Feb 13, 2020

Data is the lifeblood of any organization, from farms to corporations. Connecting data across the cooperative system adds efficiency and decision-making power. Building that digital supply chain is a key initiative for CHS.

“We are enhancing data streams to ensure CHS assets work together seamlessly and with flexibility so we can leverage the full power of CHS for our owners,” says Riley Buss, a CHS business intelligence expert.

A team of data experts is applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to create key performance indicators for better decision-making.

One example, says Buss, is building weather data into computer models to predict the quality of grain harvested by farmer-owners and moving through the cooperative supply chain to the CHS export terminal in Myrtle Grove, La. Knowing the quality of grain in transit will help CHS merchandisers find the right customers and add value for owners.

“Supply chains have huge variability, from excess freight capacity in the summer to limited capacity in the fall. The transition between feast and famine for freight can happen in days. Predictive data analytics will help us smooth the supply shocks by anticipating changes,” says Justin Cauley, senior merchandiser, CHS Global Grain Marketing. “Our models will forecast supply-demand scenarios before they occur. Using those analytics, CHS will be able to proactively respond with seamless execution for our owners and customers.”